After trying to push through pain in his arthritic right knee a year ago, Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia said Tuesday he didn't want to make the same mistake this year and that's why he went on the 10-day disabled list Monday.

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Gary Sánchez says he hasn't really felt pain from his groin injury since the week after he re-aggravated it on July 23. He still hasn't run with 100 percent effort on the field yet, nor has he hit on a field yet. While he says he's feeling good right now, he contends the real tests will come when he's actually in a game situations (i.e., having to beat out a ground ball).

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Coley Harvey ESPN Staff Writer

Of his DL stint, CC Sabathia says he told Aaron Boone he could've pushed through his next start, but he could tell he probably would've been down for the one that came after that. Feels this is good timing. The inflammation in his right knee really flared up in the past two starts, Sabathia said. Today, it feels better and the swelling is down. He'll likely play catch tomorrow.

The Yankees placed starting pitcher CC Sabathia on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his right knee on Monday. The 18-year veteran has been dealing with a degenerative issue in the knee for some time.

Luis Severino's answer was a simple one after he dropped another game Monday night, this time to the Mets in a make-up of a game that was rained out at Yankee Stadium: He just has to get better.

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Aaron Boone says CC Sabathia likely will miss just one start, and that he had to "kind of grind through" his outing Sunday. The Yankees haven't finalized anything, but Boone anticipates Luis Cessa will be called up to take Sabathia's turn in the rotation.

Jacob deGrom struck out 12 and the New York Mets backed him in a big way, hitting five home runs while battering Luis Severino and the New York Yankees 8-5 Monday night.

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Aaron Boone on Luis Severino's recent struggles: "We gotta help him get to the bottom of this. We gotta get this righted."

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The Yanks' Mon. callup of reliever George Kontos that reunited him with former N'western Univ. teammate J.A. Happ is the 2nd time Happ's had an MLB teammate from his alma mater. He & Bo Schultz were on the 2016 Toronto pitching staff.

The Yankees placed starting pitcher CC Sabathia on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his right knee on Monday. The 18-year veteran has been dealing with a degenerative issue in the knee for some time.

Coley Harvey ESPN Staff Writer

Aaron Judge did some "underwater stuff" including swinging in water yesterday, Aaron Boone said. The Yankees RF still has not yet swung with a bat, although "we're any day now" to that likely happening, the manager said. Judge underwent more tests on his wrist today.

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Brett Gardner is back at the top of the order, and Miguel Andújar is at third again as the Yankees try to make up this game tonight against the Mets.
Gardner LF
Stanton DH
Gregorius SS
Hicks CF
Andújar 3B
Bird 1B
Torres 2B
Walker RF
Romine C
Severino SP

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Remember the comparative lack of homers the Yankees had just after the All-Star break (just seven in the first 10 games after the break)? Since the calendar flipped to August, the homers have been flying. The Yankees have 24 in their past 12 games. They also have 10 multi-homer games since Aug. 1, including seven straight entering tonight.

Performances like he had Sunday have almost become routine for Didi Gregorius as he has eased the transition from Derek Jeter the past few years.

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Per Elias, with a 41-17 home record now, the Yankees have clinched their 27th consecutive season with a winning home record. That spans the 1992-2018 seasons. It's the second longest streak in MLB history trailing only ... the Yankees (the Bombers also had a 47-year streak with winning home records from 1918-64).

CC Sabathia threw six shutout innings of one-hit ball, Giancarlo Stanton homered for the fifth time in six games and the New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Sunday.

Stanton hits 30th homer of season (0:26)

Didi's sliding catch-and-throw combo (0:28)

Coley Harvey ESPN Staff Writer

Aaron Boone believes the Yankees "could almost use" Giancarlo Stanton in the outfield again at this point, but they're still taking that day by day as they ease the load on his legs. In terms of Gary Sánchez, tomorrow will be a full day for the catcher. He flies to New York from Tampa tonight. He'll be hitting indoors, but will run on the field and his catching duties will start to "ramp up."